James Wong Remaking The Neighbor Number 13

James Wong (Final Destination) is set to write and direct a remake of Yasuo Inoue’s The Neighbor Number 13 for Anant Singh’s Distant Horizon.

The Hollywood Reporter says the original Japanese film, titled Rinjin 13-go, “tells the story of a young boy who witnesses an extreme case of schoolyard bullying. The psychological effects are so disturbingly profound that 10 years later, as a young man, he is still obsessed with righting the wrong — even if doing so takes him onto questionable moral ground.”

“I was seized by the concept after one viewing of Yasuo Inoue’s movie, and it hasn’t left me for a moment since,” said Wong. “I think we have found a very unique way to frame the story and bring a heroic twist to it that is fresh and surprising and will take audiences on a very thrilling journey.”